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Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

the request from a competent authority of a third country for audit working papers or other documents held by a statutory auditor or audit firm can be refused: where the provision of those working papers or documents would adversely affect the sovereignty, security or public order of the Community or of the requested Member State, or where judicial proceedings have already been initiated in respect of the same actions and against the same persons before the authorities of the requested Member State.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.